Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-28

AUSTIN, Tex, says: Deputy United States
Marshal Rankin returned late last night
from the scene Of the train robbery, and 70
ports that with the assistance Of bloodhounds
the officers got on the trail Of the robbers.
Il was followed few miles, whom they came
upon the camp where tho robbers had
evidently divided their. booty, some q. 600
The express wrappers were lying around,
and numerous trails leading from the
ground showed that the band scattered
here.
A Passengsr's Story.
Waco, Tex, May O.-The passengers on
the Missouri Pacific train, which arrived
here ct o'clock yesterday morning, give the
following particulars Of the train robbery
on the international 4 Great Northern rail-
road ~ Mcneil station, fifteen miles from
Austin. Twelve mounted mon did the work
and they went at il with DO much system and
their plane worked 90 we'll that they secured
Q large amount of money from tho Pacific
Express company. G. w. White, of Waco,
who was q passenger on the train, said:< The
train left Austin for Waco on time, and when
il pulled up at Mcneil, which 10
at tho crossing OF the Austin Il
Northwestern road. it was found
that the agent and two gentlemen who had
Pacific train, were in charge Of the robbers,
who had come to the station we'll mounted
and armed. The robbers had rolled log in
front of the engine and the engineer and
fireman we're guarded by some Of them,
while others proceeded to fire into the tops
of the cars in the train. The passengers
were told that if they kept quiet they would
80 h> II knv, a. L.
robbers fred about 100 snots within the
coaches to keep up the quietness of the pas
sengers. Henry Lands, Of San Antonio,
was shot in the hand. The robbers made
for the express car, which was in charge of
A. ]. Northacksr, and demanded that he
open it. He refused to obey their COM
mand and they then broke open the car
door and knocked tho expressman down.
The safe was broken open and robbed.
How much money they got no one seems to
know. The amount has been variously os-
timated at from $21, 200 to $55,OOO. Mr..
White says tho expressman would not Z
could not tell the amount of money that had
been taken. He said to Mr.. White: 'When
I saw the fellows start of with the silver,
which was bulky, I thought was safe, but
when they returned and commenced looking
me-" It is to be supposed from these 70
marks that the robbers secured q large
amount of money. After tho robbers had
secured the ''booole" they told the train men
10 roll the log of the track and they could
20 on. Mr.. White, before leaving
the station, had talk with the agent, 8.
B. Ely. Mr.. Ely says tho men came to
the station unmarked and took himself and
two other men in charge. The robbers took
The three men, placed them in a box car,
closed the door and put q guard over them.
Mr.. White says he asked tao agent what
kind of looking men they were, and he told
him they looked like border ruffians. They
were we'll armed and seemed to understand
their business very thoroughly. After rob-
bing the train they mounted their horses |
md rode away. The train was delayed only |
about half an hour and came on north. |
When it arrived at Waco this morning |
was weak from loss of blood |
and the effects Of the blows he had received |
from the robbers, but he continued on his |
route to Denison. The conductor, engineer
and fireman who were on tie train changed |
at Tyler and their names were not learned.